DACA

Alert: Effective 1/9/2018 DACA is partially restored. On 2/26/2018, The Supreme Court declined to hear the case that resulted in an injunction temporarily allowing recipients DACA to submit renewal applications. Our resources website provides helpful information on how to find support and resources to support UT Dreamers and our campus community.

Update: Due to a federal court order:

USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2017.

On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced an Executive Action that allowed eligible undocumented students, who came to the United States as children and met several key guidelines, to request deferred action from deportation. DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, allowed for benefits such as employment authorization and travel permission (advanced parole) and was renewable in two-year increments. Over 800,000 individuals throughout the U.S. were granted benefits through the DACA program.

“DACAmented” refers to someone who successfully applied for DACA benefits and is in possession of a federally-issued employment authorization card. Additionally, DACAmented individuals have been eligible to apply for driver’s licenses in their respective states, a social security number for employment purposes, and for specific permission to leave and re-enter the United States for employment, humanitarian and educational reasons.

USCIS announced that it resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on 9/5/17.